Quick Hits: October 21, 2022
1) After an off-day on Thursday following a back-to-back set in Tampa and Sunrise, FL, the Flyers have a practice ahead of another b2b that will see them play the hosting Nashville Predators on Saturday and return home on Sunday to play the San Jose Sharks at the Wells Fargo Center.
2) On Thursday, the Flyers introduced their new reverse retro uniforms for the 2022-23 season. The jerseys will be worn on the following eight dates:
Tuesday, November 8 vs. St. Louis Blues Wednesday, November 23 at Washington Capitals Friday, November 25 vs. Pittsburgh Penguins Thursday, December 1 vs. Tampa Bay Lightning (1980s Throwback Thursday) Thursday, December 15 at New Jersey Devils Thursday, January 5 vs. Arizona Coyotes (1990s Throwback Thursday) Saturday, January 14 at Washington Capitals Thursday, January 19 vs. Chicago Blackhawks (2000s Throwback Thursday)
For pregame warmups only, the Flyers players will also wear a latter-day version of the Cooperalls long pants they wore for two seasons in the early 1980s.
On ice debut 🔜â—ï¸
— Philadelphia Flyers (@NHLFlyers) October 21, 2022
Grab yours 11.15. #ReverseRetro | @adidashockey pic.twitter.com/pO48KTDtfQ
3) Last week on PhiladelphiaFlyers.com, we launched a new long-form weekly feature on Fridays. The feature is a combination of synopsis, analysis, team trends, player performance trends and more. The second edition went live today: Friday Forecheck: On Resilience, Leadership and Scoring-by-Committee.
4) Today in Flyers History: October 21,1997
Drafted by the Flyers in the third round, 71 st overall, of the 1993 NHL Draft, Czech forward Vaclav Prospal came directly to North America at age 18 and developed at the American Hockey League level with the Hershey Bears and Philadelphia Phantoms.
It took Prospal until the stretch drive of the 1996-97 season to finally crack the NHL with the Flyers. He went on to play 1,108 games in the NHL, including two stints with the Flyers. On October 21, 1997, a rookie Prospal had one of the best games of his early career. Skating right wing on the Flyers’ revised top line with Eric Lindros (one goal, four assists) and John LeClair (one goal, one assist), Prospal racked up four points (two power plays, two assists) in a 7-1 romp over the visiting Tampa Bay Lightning at the CoreStates Center. Young offensive defenseman Janne Niinimaa (one goal, two assists) also enjoyed a big game.
5) Flyers Alumni birthday: The late Larry Mickey was born on this day in 1943.